Maria Charbonneau
EDC 102 H – Early Schooling Experience
I can honestly say that I learned the most important lessons in my life during Kindergarten. As five year olds, Kindergartners learn their letters, numbers, and ethical behavior in the span of one short year. It was in Kindergarten that I learned to share, albeit unwillingly. I learned the months of the calendar, the seasons of the year, my colors and shapes, how to tie my shoes on my own, and even how to set a table correctly. All together, this is an incredible amount of information for a child to digest, especially at such a young age.
It is crucial to have a teacher with excessive patience during this formative year. I was lucky enough to have such a teacher. Mrs. Marchetti had been a teacher to my two older siblings, too, when they had been in Kindergarten. Consequently, she knew my family well and would pass along comments to my parents regularly about my progress. As an overly studious and determined child, I was often too focused on my work. As a result, I lagged behind my classmates when it came to making friends. Luckily, Mrs. Marchetti recognized this early on. She made sure that I developed socially by pushing me to interact with other kids and encouraging me to share my things with others.
Before I entered Kindergarten, because of my birth order, (third of four children) it seemed imperative that I maintain my own sense of autonomy. In that, I mean for the first five years of my life, I worked to establish myself as an individual, rather than a shadow to my older siblings. I wanted my own, “Maria things,” not hand-me-downs. Consequently, adjusting to Kindergarten, where we all needed to share, was difficult. However, with the help of Mrs. Marchetti, I learned the importance of sharing that year.
The lessons I learned in Kindergarten have stayed with me since. I have since realized that school is not just a place to learn academically. Rather, it is a place to learn how to be a good person and how to behave in a society. The real world essentially operates like a Kindergarten classroom. We all must work hard to achieve personal success but at the same time we must work together to promote society as a whole. I am forever grateful to Mrs. Marchetti for giving me a solid foundation upon which I was able to grow academically as well as socially.
EDC 102 H – Early Schooling Experience
I can honestly say that I learned the most important lessons in my life during Kindergarten. As five year olds, Kindergartners learn their letters, numbers, and ethical behavior in the span of one short year. It was in Kindergarten that I learned to share, albeit unwillingly. I learned the months of the calendar, the seasons of the year, my colors and shapes, how to tie my shoes on my own, and even how to set a table correctly. All together, this is an incredible amount of information for a child to digest, especially at such a young age.
It is crucial to have a teacher with excessive patience during this formative year. I was lucky enough to have such a teacher. Mrs. Marchetti had been a teacher to my two older siblings, too, when they had been in Kindergarten. Consequently, she knew my family well and would pass along comments to my parents regularly about my progress. As an overly studious and determined child, I was often too focused on my work. As a result, I lagged behind my classmates when it came to making friends. Luckily, Mrs. Marchetti recognized this early on. She made sure that I developed socially by pushing me to interact with other kids and encouraging me to share my things with others.
Before I entered Kindergarten, because of my birth order, (third of four children) it seemed imperative that I maintain my own sense of autonomy. In that, I mean for the first five years of my life, I worked to establish myself as an individual, rather than a shadow to my older siblings. I wanted my own, “Maria things,” not hand-me-downs. Consequently, adjusting to Kindergarten, where we all needed to share, was difficult. However, with the help of Mrs. Marchetti, I learned the importance of sharing that year.
The lessons I learned in Kindergarten have stayed with me since. I have since realized that school is not just a place to learn academically. Rather, it is a place to learn how to be a good person and how to behave in a society. The real world essentially operates like a Kindergarten classroom. We all must work hard to achieve personal success but at the same time we must work together to promote society as a whole. I am forever grateful to Mrs. Marchetti for giving me a solid foundation upon which I was able to grow academically as well as socially.